To still correct for dd's prematurity?

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She's one next week and was almost 7 weeks early. When she was born the HV said they'd correct her for prematurity until she was 2, so she's actually near to ten months than twelve.

However she's doing as much as most other babies her age I think - she crawled at 8 months (6 corrected), then pulled to stand and started cruising at about nine months and now she walks with her walker and stands on her own although doesn't yet walk unaided. She's pointing / waving / clapping / doing actions to songs, has a few words but her understanding is excellent. She can point to things in her books when asked and can follow instructions like fetch your ball and bring it to me. So she's pretty well bang on.
I just wonder - and I know it doesn't matter really - but if she's been born when she should have been would she have been doing this stuff at her corrected age? Do would she have crawled st six months, cruised at 7 months, waved etc at 8 months or would she not be doing some of the stuff she is now? Dh says I should stop correcting her for prematurity but I don't know because could it still affect her later? Like at school? Is she average for her chronological age but behind for where she would have been if she was geststionslly 12 months? I will never know if it's held her back I suppose.
She's also big. Like non-adjusted 98th centile for height and weight.

Aibu to carry on age adjusting her or should I just let it go now? Do 33 weekers usually experience delays at some point?

Correct until 2 - anyone who says otherwise doesn't really know what they are talking about...

Fetch?!

I dont get the correcting, as soon as a baby is born they start developing to the outside world. It's not like if they are born a month early they still act as if they they are in the womb until the supposed date they are supposed to be born.

I'd sort of get it for extremely early babies though.If your dc is reaching her milestones then there is no point correcting.

That sounds more harsh than I intended, I had a prem baby btw , just meant if you dc is reaching apropiate milestones then I wouldn't put too much emphasise on the correction.

A lot of brain development happens in the final trimester.

Personally I'd let it go, she's doing well, which is fab news

I have a 24-weeker who spent 7 months in hospital. To me, he has three ages - actual ( chronological), corrected (from due date) and from the date he left hospital (there's research that indicates that bring out of a "normal" environment in a dark and quiet NICU can delay development further).

As far as I'm concerned, as long as he's still developing, slowly learning to make sounds and start to move around independently, then I'm not concerned. And if I become concerned I hope I can get support from the paediatric team.

My DS was monitored and age corrected up until 2. He was born at 33 weeks. He's never been behind on milestones and you would never know now in any way that he was early. I wouldn't worry about whether you do or you don't if you are not concerned about anything. Although years later I still do mention it if we get asked about his health.

My daughter was a 34 weeker, 6 weeks prem. After the first year the only place I ever spoke of corrected was with hcp's. Her milestones were then and are now in line with everyone else.

So I would say for hcp's correct til two, but in your own mind I wouldn't correct anymore if your happy with progress.

OP your dd sounds like she is doing great in all areas . Who knows she may have crawled etc earlier, 8 months is pretty average surely?

I think people saying 'don't compare' are not understanding what it is like to have a premium baby. My boss had a very prem grandson and she was constantly asking me what my dd who was much the same age was doing. Anyone would compare for reassurance that all was well (and her grandson is now a very strapping 4yo . It's hardly the same as 'Tarquin asked "mummy please may I have a babychino" and-he-is-only-14-months' type comparison.